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Spotify Pulls Streams On a Hit Song Over Alleged Fraud Tied to Kalshi Betting
A Spotify source tells THR that the company would be “adding additional checks to the charts before they’re published,” while Kalshi said the company is “actively investigating this matter.”
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Emmys Still Searching For A TV Rights Deal For 2027 Onwards As Simulcast Option Comes Into Focus
Less than a week out from 2026 Emmy nominations, a handful of television executives are thinking about the longer-term future of the awards ceremony. The rights for the Primetime Emmys expire after this year’s event, which will take place on September 14 and air on NBC, and the Television Academy is currently in the middle…
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Anime-Inspired Series ‘Dragon Striker’ Gets Second Season at Disney (Exclusive)
Season 2 of the sports fantasy show will debut in early 2027 across Disney+ and Disney XD.
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10 Perfect Sci-Fi Movies Based on Books
Great sci-fi movies like Project Hail Mary, Stalker, and The Iron Giant were perfectly adapted from excellent books.
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Antenna Releasing Acquires ‘Lemonade Blessing’ After Letterboxd VOD Run Draws Fan Support
EXCLUSIVE: Antenna Releasing has acquired North American rights to Lemonade Blessing after the film’s Tribeca Festival world premiere and a popular run on the Letterboxd ‘Unreleased Gems’ VOD platform. The coming-of-age film is the directing debut of Chris Merola. It stars Jake Ryan, who has gained notice by playing a substantial role in Wes Anderson’s…
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Anne Hathaway Quit ‘Knocked Up’ Over Graphic Birthing Scene, Says Seth Rogen: ‘She Felt That It Was Not Her Brand’
Seth Rogen appeared on “The A24 Podcast” alongside his “The Invite” director and co-star Olivia Wilde and remembered when Anne Hathaway quit “Knocked Up,” Judd Apatow’s classic 2007 comedy in which Rogen and Katherine Heigl starred as a mismatched couple having a baby together. Wilde auditioned for the female lead but didn’t get the part.…
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‘Young Washington’ Director Jon Erwin Breaks Down Film’s Use of AI: Tech Made Production ‘Safer and More Affordable’ (EXCLUSIVE)
In Jon Erwin’s telling, even the most advanced visual effects tools are no match for the physics of water. The director of the film “Young Washington,” the historical drama releasing nationwide on Friday (July 3), needed to film a scene where a pre-Revolutionary War George Washington (William Franklyn-Miller) and his companion nearly drown in an…
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Midjourney Seeks to Reveal Studios’ Use of AI in High-Stakes Copyright Battle
Midjourney is trying to force Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. to reveal how they use artificial intelligence as it defends itself from a potentially ruinous copyright lawsuit. The studios sued the AI image lab last year, accusing it of enabling massive infringement of their copyrighted characters. Midjourney has claimed “fair use” and has argued that…
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Love Island USA’ Has Its Biggest Premiere Week Ever
Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ also pulls in big viewing numbers for its streaming debut.
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Akira 4K and IMAX rerelease announced for 2026
Landmark anime epic Akira is coming back to movie theaters in 4K and IMAX, Crunchyroll has confirmed.